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Sunday, June 26, 2011

I think that a lot of people can remember when they were a kid and had their first Big Mac. It was kind of a rite of passage, graduating from a plain small burger to a “grown up” burger (or so we thought).

The Big Mac isn't really a bad burger in concept. Usually it's execution that's the problem. So on a whim yesterday, I decided to make grilled Big Mac style burgers for lunch. These are intended to be a Big Mac clone, just a grilled version of them.

Photo taken "Pre-smush". To fit it in my mouth I had to "smush" it so it wasn't so thick.

Want the recipe? Here is is

two all beef patties

special sauce

lettuce

cheese

pickles

onions

on a

sesame seed bun.

What? Seriously that was about it.

The special sauce I made was an adaptation from TopSecretRecipes.com

½ cup Dukes mayonnaise

2 Tbsp ketchup

1 Tbsp white wine vinegar

2 teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon sweet pickled jalapeno, diced

1 teaspoon dill pickle, diced

1 teaspoon Vidalia onion, finely minced

pinch of salt

pinch of black pepper

Whisk it all together and put in the fridge for 1 hour.

Instead of just using chopped onions on the burger, I grilled some and chopped them up. Grilling them concentrates the already sweet flavor of the Vidalia onion.

I grilled my buns. I cut the top off of a top bun and the bottom off of a bottom bun to make two “middle buns”.

I'll be honest. I grilled a Big Mac kind of as a spoof. I was killing time before I started to smoke a few pork butts overnight. Turns out it was a very good burger, not anything like what I've ever gotten at a drive through. Everyone devoured theirs and asked that I make these again sometime.

That looks spectacular! I loved Big Macs (before I swore off McDonald's for ethical reasons) and have missed their ooeygooey yumminess. Thanks for thinking of this one and sharing it. The guys will swoon for burgers this big. :)

When I was in college, the Big Mac was part of my staple diet. I believe that most of my money went to beer and Big Macs....maybe not always in that order :) I guess I never thought about making one at home....great, I have a feeling these will go back into my diet - thanks! lol

The first time I was allowed to drive solo (without parents screaming at me) in my little Black Beetle, I grabbed my 8 year old sister and we went to McDonalds for a Big Mac - she told me it was her best day EVER. I'll give your version a try as I haven't been in McD's in years - Ronald McDonald creeps me out!

I like to do a mini version of the Big Mac. It is easier for the kids to eat, etc. I think the problem with McD's is that the quality of ingredients just isn't there. I find that Big Mac's made at home are DELICIOUS!